Biography

Tom's been a Ham for 26 years, Former Calls KB7OVB then W7OVB . My main interest are Dxing and Contesting. But I do enjoy late night Rag chewing on 75-80M and 160M. Both CW and Phone.

QSL 100% Via LoTW - OQRS - - Direct with SASE- Bureau , International mail add $2.00 USD Sorry, No IRC's accepted , QSL's received with Insufficient funds will be returned Via the Bureau !!!

OQRS Avalable for W7TG also ex. W7OVB & KB7OVB LoTw Log's Uploaded Weekly ( SORRY I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT ACCEPT OR REPLY to eQSL )

See Club Log OQRS also avalable for my Previous calls KB7OVB & W7OVB

Other actives are ARRL Official Emergency Station / Volunteer Examiner /ARES / RACES / Search and Rescue / Net Control on several HF Nets. And riding Motorcycles mostly Harley Davidson's for the last 55 years.


Present scooter's are 2005 FXDWG and 2012 FLHTC Custom with S&S 112 Ci big bore kit.

Enjoyed collecting and restoring Older Kenwood Rigs . I had complete Collection of Kenwood Stations from TS-520 thru the TS-830s , each station is complete with all the Kenwood Accessories made for each radio . All were collector quality Equipment

Some of my awards are 1993 Novice Round Up: Division Leader as KB7OVB/N on 40m CW

1994 Novice Round Up: 1st place Western Wash. Section as KB7OVB/T on 40m CW

DXCC / WAS / WAC / Confirmed 323 DXCC Countries

ARS W7TG was W1AW/7 on 80 SSB Meters during the ARRL Centennial QSO Party

Station #1

Yaesu FTdx9000C into a ALPHA 8410 Amp. , ALPHA 4510 RF/SWR , Palstar HF Auto Tuner, W2IHY EQplus, Heil PR-40, Green Heron Rotor Controller, IMac Computer Running MacLogger DX Software

Station #2

Yaesu FT-2000D , into a Yaesu VL-1000 Quadra Amp, Green Heron Rotor Controller, W2IHY EQ Plus, Heil PR-781,IMac Computer Running MacLogger DX Software and other VHF/ UHF rigs.

Antenna System's:

Tower # 1

Has a Cubex 4 Element 5 Band Quad 20/17/15/12/10 Meters Wide Spaced on a 35 Ft. Boom @ 85 ft

Tower # 2

Has a Force 12 C4XL 10 thru 40m Yagi @ 60 ft. a M2 6M7JHV 7 E lement 6 Meter Yagi @ 68 ft. , 2 ea 160 M Home Brew Double Bazzoka's At 68 ft. & 70 Ft.

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Other antennas:

A Home Brew full wave length 75/80 M Delta Loop at 90 ft. Also 2 Home Brew Full wave length 160 Double Bazzoka's at 70 ft. 1. Orientated N/S @ #2 Orientated E/W

A DX Engineering DXE-7580FS-VA-2 Full size 75/80 Meter Quarter-Wave Vertical with 64 ea 65 ft long radials.




And other VHF & UHF antennas
Hope to Hear you on the Bands 73s ES GUD DX

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